Statue of Mother
Bickerdyke
on the grounds of the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg

Mother
Bickerdyke 1861 - 1865
"She outranks me" - General Sherman

Mary
Bickerdyke 1817 - 1901
In recognition of her patriotic and heroic devotion
to the boys in blue in camp, in hospital and in the field.
The state of Illinois under the auspices of the
Mother Bickerdyke Memorial Association
erected this statue 1904